Abse, Daniel [Dannie] (1923–2014), physician, poet, and author, was born on 22 September 1923 at 161 Whitchurch Road, Gabalfa, Cardiff, the youngest of four children of Rudolf Abse (1887–1964), cinema proprietor, and his wife, Kate, née Shepherd (1890–1981...
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Abse, Daniel [Dannie] (1923–2014), physician, poet, and author
Tony Curtis
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Ackermann, George (1803–1891), publisher and artist
John Ford
Ackermann, George (1803–1891), publisher and artist, was born in London on 29 January 1803, the second surviving son of Rudolph Ackermann (1764–1834) and Martha, née Massey (1769–1811). By nature quiet, gentle, and something of a dreamer, he was nevertheless an obedient son and began a long and active business career by joining his father's business as publisher of books and prints at ...
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Allen, George (1832–1907), engraver and publisher
E. T. Cook
revised by David Wootton
Allen, George (1832–1907), engraver and publisher, was born on 26 March 1832 at Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, the son of John Allen (1799–1848), a publican, and his wife, Rebecca, née Wilson (bap. 1795, d. 1878). He was educated at a private grammar school in ...
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Allen, George (1832–1907)
Maker: Fred Yates
George Allen (1832–1907) by Fred Yates, 1890 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Allston, Washington (1779–1843), painter and poet
Shannon R. McBriar
Allston, Washington (1779–1843), painter and poet, was born on 5 November 1779 at Brook Green domain, All Saints' parish, in the district of Georgetown, South Carolina, the second of the two children of William Allston junior (d. 1781), a captain in General Francis Marion's...
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Angadi, Ayana Deva (1903–1993), journalist and arts promoter
Reginald Massey
Angadi, Ayana Deva (1903–1993), journalist and arts promoter, was born on 12 March 1903 in the village of Jakanur, in the south Indian state of Mysore, the son of Veerayya Angadi and his wife, Kotawa. Mysore, ruled by the Wodeyar dynasty, was a progressive princely state where education was highly valued. ...
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Angier [Angiers], Paul (1723–1757), engraver and printseller
Timothy Clayton and Anita McConnell
Angier [Angiers], Paul (1723–1757), engraver and printseller, was born on 27 November 1723 and baptized in Southwark, London, on 3 December, the son of William Angier (d. 1729), a draper of Cheapside, and his wife, Elizabeth. In 1739 he was apprenticed to the engraver and printseller ...
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Anson, Peter Frederick (1889–1975)
Maker: Howard Coster
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Peter Frederick Anson (1889–1975) by Howard Coster, 1933 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Anson, Peter Frederick (1889–1975), monk, writer, and artist
Michael Yelton
Anson, Peter Frederick (1889–1975), monk, writer, and artist, was born Frederick Charles Anson on 22 August 1889 at 32 South Parade, Southsea, the son of Charles Eustace Anson (1858–1940), subsequently rear-admiral, and his wife, (Maria) Evelyn, née Ross (1863–1904). His father came from a family with strong connections to the ...
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Barry, Sir Gerald Reid (1898–1968), journalist and Festival of Britain administrator
Becky E. Conekin
Barry, Sir Gerald Reid (1898–1968), journalist and Festival of Britain administrator, was born at Fairfax, Berrylands Road, Surbiton, Surrey, on 20 November 1898, the fourth child of George Duncan Barry (1864–1945), who was then curate of St Mark's, Surbiton, and his wife, Edith Geraldine Reid (1859–1898)...
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Barry, Sir Gerald Reid (1898–1968)
Maker: Norman Parkinson
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Sir Gerald Reid Barry (1898–1968) by Norman Parkinson, 1951 Norman Parkinson Ltd., courtesy Fiona Cowan
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Bartolozzi, Gaetano Stefano (1757–1821), musician and printseller
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Baskerville, John (1706–1775), printer and typefounder
James Mosley
Baskerville, John (1706–1775), printer and typefounder, was born at Sion Hill, Wolverley, near Kidderminster, Worcestershire, the son of John Baskervile (d. 1738) and his wife, Sara or Sarah; he was baptized at Wolverley on 28 January 1707. It is likely that the family were landowners and farmers in a small way. In later life ...
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Baskerville, John (1706–1775)
Maker: James Millar
John Baskerville (1706–1775) by James Millar, 1774 Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery
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Beazley, Samuel (1786–1851), architect and playwright
John Earl
Beazley, Samuel (1786–1851), architect and playwright, was born in Parliament Street, Westminster, on 6 July 1786, the eldest child (he had two younger sisters) of Samuel Beazley (1758–1815), an army accoutrement maker, and his wife, Ann née Firth (1761–1846). He trained in the office of his uncle ...
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Beckford, William Thomas (1760–1844), writer and art collector
Anita McConnell
Beckford, William Thomas (1760–1844), writer and art collector, was born on 29 September 1760 at one of his father's houses, in Westminster or Fonthill, Wiltshire, and baptized at Fonthill on 6 January 1761, the only legitimate son of William Beckford (bap. 1709, d. 1770)...
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Beckford, William Thomas (1760–1844)
Maker: George Romney
William Thomas Beckford (1760–1844) by George Romney, 1781–2 National Trust Photographic Library / John Hammond
